Brandon Williams is a seasoned airline pilot, human factors professor, and former U.S. Air Force Fighter Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel, and Safety Officer with over two decades of experience leading teams in some of the world’s most dynamic, complex, and high-risk environments.
As a recognized expert in Human Factors and organizational safety, Brandon equips leaders with the tools to build High-Reliability Organizations and High-Performance Teams —including healthcare, aviation, transportation, energy, construction, and manufacturing.
Through powerful keynotes and training grounded in military aviation and safety science, he addresses the realities of human error, emphasizes the importance of system-level thinking, and equips leaders to drive safety and performance when navigating complexity and uncertainty.
Drawing from over 20 years of experience in aviation safety, human factors instruction, and his experience as a fighter pilot and airline Captain, Brandon unpacks how safety and human performance principles from aviation can transform your organization’s culture.
Learning Takeaways
The Human Factors driving error, miscommunication, and breakdowns How Situational Awareness is created, maintained, and lost Why Clear Intent enables safe, empowered execution Building trust through Mutual Support and Peer Accountability A simple Debrief process that builds learning without blame.